Which to use
“su” is an adjective and “suco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,713
- “su” frequency rank
- #4,860
- “suco” frequency rank
- 11573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | su | suco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dele | líquido retirado da parte carnuda de uma fruta, de algum animal ou de algum vegetal |
Letter map: su vs suco
Shared letters muted; letters that set su and suco apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: su vs suco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: su is anadjective and sucoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “su” sits inside “suco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
su is recorded at frequency rank #6,713, classified as anadj. suco is at rank #4,860, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11573, this pair ranks #61,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of su vs suco
Shared letters: su. Private to "su": -. Private to "suco": co.
"su" · 2 letters · shape CV · "suco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suco ← scuo · ssuco · succo · suoc · usco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "su" for "suco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "su" or "suco"?
After this comparison
You've compared "su" and "suco". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "su" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "su" and "suco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs su". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.